Christina's Pumpkin Sauce

Thick pumpkin sauce that is delicious! Excellent on pasta or butternut squash ravioli. Yummy in a bread bowl as soup. All that fall flavor with a healthier twist! Garnish with grated Parmesan or chopped pecans.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 198 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• ½ cup 2% milk
• ½ medium yellow onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons light cream cheese
• ½ cup light sour cream
• 1 link apple-chicken sausage, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sausage; cook and stir for 5 more minutes. Add chicken broth and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in pumpkin puree, sour cream, milk, cream cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom until well blended. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with pepper.